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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom Black Bull share part of his deer kill?
(a) With the sheriff.
(b) With Jim Thatcher.
(c) With Blue Elk.
(d) With a bear.

2. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?
(a) $62.
(b) $52.
(c) $32.
(d) $42.

3. What do Bessie and Tom Black Bull gather willow shoots and other plants for?
(a) Lodge mats.
(b) Lodge insulation.
(c) Winter fires.
(d) Winter basketry.

4. What is Bessie's response to the situation her man has gotten into?
(a) She questions George - what has he done to be chased by the white man.
(b) She chastises her husband - he has gotten his family into deep trouble.
(c) She understands an unspoken truth - George acted justly, according to his conscience.
(d) She collects her son and departs - George acted foolishly, in anger.

5. What is Bessie Black Bull relieved about upon her return to the mountains following her second trip to Jim Thatcher's store?
(a) Her son will be going to the white man's school.
(b) Bear's Brother will be going to the white man's school.
(c) She and her son can return to the Southern Ute reservation.
(d) The problem concerning Frank No Deer is resolved.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?

2. Blue Elk sees Bessie Black Bull leaving the store on her second trip and steals what from her?

3. Where do Bessie Black Bull and her son wait for two days to ensure that no one follows them en route to their rendezvous with her husband?

4. What does Frank No Deer buy with the $15 he steals?

5. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?

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